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Henry James was born 15 April 1843, to a wealthy family. He was born in New York, New York USA. His parents were Henry James Sr. and Mary Robertson Walsh; He had one brother William James (January 11 1842-August 26 1910) and one sister Alice James. When Henry James was a young boy he would enjoy reading the classics of English, American, German, French, and Russian literature. Also when he was a kid he and his family would travel back and forth to England and the United States of America. Henry James educated in New York City, London, Paris and Geneva.

He tried to strive for a higher education then he decided it was not for him and writing was his calling in life. (When Henry James was at the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading literature to studying law). When Henry James hit the age of 21 he decided to write his first novel, A Tragedy of error. From that point on he started to write. He went on to write 23 more novels in his lifetime (this is a short list of the book's he wrote the Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady, The American, Washington Square, The Bostonians, and The Wings of the Dove). Henry James also was an extraordinarily productive on top of all of his novels he wrote he published articles an, biography, autobiography, and criticism, and wrote plays (one of them being Guy Domville), some of which were performed during his lifetime with moderate success. Henry James also wrote a whole lot of short stories for either the local news or just for fun. He often wrote for the New York tribune. Henry James was a key stone writer of his time (He was one of the foremost literary figures of his time, leaving us an enormous body of novels, 'tales' (short stories), literary and art criticism, autobiography and travel writing). Throughout his life he was in love with his cousin, Mary Temple, but later in life while he was in London he became homosexual, the young man he started to wright was at the age of 27 and Henry James was at the age of 56. He also wrote another guy named, Howard Sturgis. They started to write back and forth and they started to have more emotion in the letters. He also started to write a woman named Lucy Clifford; But Henry James never got married in his lifetime. Henry James brother William James died when Henry James was at the age of 67; Henry James had a stroke on Dec 2nd of 1915. His health started to decline from then. He died in London in Feb. 28th of 1916. When he died he was not only a citizen for the United States of America but also a British subject. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and his ashes are interred at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (Greig) was born on on June 15, 1843, in Bergen, Norway. His father, named Alexander Greig (originally McGregor), was English consul of Scottish origin. His mother, named Gesine Hagerup, was an educated pianist. Grieg grew up among three sisters and an elder brother. He began piano studies with his mother at the age of six. His mother's brother-in-law, a famous violinist Ole Bull, recommended Grieg to study at the Leipzig Conservatory. From 1858-1862 he studied music in Leipzig under the tutelage of Ignaz Moscheles and graduated with honors. From 1863-1866 Grieg lived in Copenhagen, where he continued his music studies with 'Niels W. Gade'. He made progress towards Scandinavian folk music while being an apprentice of Rikard Nordraak. Soon Grieg emancipated himself from the German romantic tradition and grew towards the development of his original style. Grieg's harmonies became unorthodox, rich, and challenging for a public conditioned to classic compositions of Mozart and Haydn. During the winter of 1865-1866 he was in Rome, where he performed his music and earned a European reputation.

His love of the Norwegian folk culture and traditional melodies became evident in his compositions written after 1866, the year Grieg returned to Norway. He settled in Christiania (Oslo) and established himself as a music teacher and concert performer. At the same time Grieg became the founder of a concert society "Eutherpe" with a choir and a symphony orchestra. His collection of "Lyrical Pieces" for piano made him a fine reputation among musicians. Grieg was called the "Chopin of the North" by Hans Bulow. In 1867 Grieg married his cousin Nina Hagerup, and their only child died being only one year old. His famous Piano Concerto in A minor was completed in 1868 and performed in Copenhagen. With a letter of recommendation from Franz Liszt, Grieg received a state stipend for his studies in Italy and spent a winter of 1869-1870 in Rome. There Grieg performed his music and had meetings with Franz Liszt and other European musicians. His collaboration with Norwegian writer Bjornson also began in Rome. During the 1870's Grieg and Bjornson made several dramatic compositions together. In 1876 Grieg was asked by Henrik Ibsen to write the incidental music to "Peer Gynt", a play about the Norwegian folk hero. Later Grieg made two "Peer Gynt" Suites for concert performances, which scored international success.

In 1872 Grieg was made a member of the Royal Music Society in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1874 Grieg was awarded the state annual grant of 1600 kronen from the Norwegian Storthing. He quit teaching and returned to his hometown of Bergen. There he chose a natural environment for his work. Grieg composed much of his music among the picturesque landscape of forest, mountains, and sea at the Hardanger fjord. There he had a cottage with a Steinway baby grand piano. Grieg's admiration with serenity and beauty of the Norwegian landscapes was the essential part of his music. Grieg wrote music of a distinguished lyrical quality and emotional depth, which he expressed through refined melody lines and sophisticated harmonic changes. His symphonic "Norwegian dances" and "Norwegian peasant dances" allude to Scandinavian folk melodies. The "Peer Gynt" suites and such pieces as "Solvejg's Song" and "Ein Schwan" are characterized with power for creating pictures in the listener's mind, which made them suitable for many film scores.

From 1878-1880 Grieg and his wife Nina, a professional singer, went on a two-year journey. Grieg performed in many cities of Europe. He was giving performances of his Piano Concerto in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Grieg died on September 4, 1907, in Bergen, Norway, and was laid to rest in a mountain cave at his countryside estate in Troldhaugen, Norway. His wife Nina lived to the age of 90 and made Grieg's villa in Troldhaugen into a museum. A concert hall was built nearby to house the annual festivals of Grieg's music.

William McKinley (January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. He was president during the Spanish-American War of 1898, raised protective tariffs to boost American industry, and rejected the expansionary monetary policy of free silver, keeping the nation on the gold standard.

Spanish novelist Benito Perez Galdos was born in Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands, in 1843 to a wealthy family. He was sent to an English school in the Canary Islands, and later he studied law at the University of Madrid. Although he graduated with a law degree, the practice of law never interested him, and upon graduation he became involved in the literary circles of Madrid, and eventually got a job as the literary and drama critic of the magazine "La Nacion". He had always wanted to be a playwright, and although he wrote and published numerous plays--many of which met with great success and some of which were turned into films--he soon realized that his greatest talent was as a novelist.

He continued writing plays and novels while on the staffs of various literary publications, such as "Las Cortes" and "La Revista de Espana" magazines, and eventually he secured a position as editor of "El Debate". After a visit to France, however, he undertook what is generally considered his greatest work--"Episodios Nacionales", a project that became four series of books of ten volumes each and one series of eight books. Each book came out an average of every three months, in addition to his "regular" novels.

A lifelong bachelor, he was a somewhat reclusive man, though he did travel extensively in France, England and Spain, and the general public knew very little about his private life. Towards the end of his life his eyesight began failing him, and by 1912 he was completely blind. That didn't stop him, however; he continued to write, although dictating his work to a secretary, until he died in Madrid in 1920.

Elizabeth Stride was born Elisabeth Gustafsdotter on a farm called Stora Tumlehed in Torslanda parish, north of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her father was Gustaf Ericsson and her mother Beatta Carlsdotter. She had an older sister, Anna Christin (b. 1840), and two younger brothers, Carl Bernard (b. 1848) and Svante (b. 1851).

On October 14, 1860 she moved to the parish of Carl Johan in Gothenburg to stay with her sister Anna Christin, who was married to a cobbler. It was her sister that found work for Elizabeth as a domestic. February 2nd of 1862 finds her moving to Cathedral parish in the Ostra Haga area in Gothenburg: in Pilgatan, where in March 1865 she was registered by the police as 'Female Prostitute number 97', and on April 21 of that year she gave birth to a stillborn baby girl result of her seven-month pregnancy. The October 17 entry stated that she was treated for a venereal chancre. In Husargatan, another suburb from Gothenburg, she worked as a maid from November 1865 to February 1866.

On February 7th of 1866 she applied to move to the Swedish parish in London, England, to avoid even more social stigma. She entered the London register as an unmarried woman on July 10, 1866 at the Swedish Church in Prince's Square, St. George in the East. On March 7, 1869 she married John Thomas Stride, from Sheerness (Kent) at the parish church, St. Giles in the Fields. Soon after the marriage John and Liz were living in East India Dock road in Poplar. They kept a coffee shop at Chrisp Street, Poplar and in 1870 in Upper North Street, Poplar. They moved themselves and the business to 178 Poplar High Street and remained there until the business was taken over by John Dale in 1875. The marriage of John and Elizabeth ended in 1881.

From 1882 on-wards she lodged on and off at the common lodging house at 32 Flower and Dean Street. Lodgers described her as a quiet woman who would do a "good turn for anyone." However she had frequently appeared before the Thames Magistrate Court on charges of being drunk and disorderly, sometimes with obscene language. In 1885 she was living with Michael Kidney. They lived together for three years although she often left him for periods of time to go off on the town.

She made money by sewing and charring, received money from Michael Kidney and was forced to occasional prostitution to survive. Elizabeth frequently visited the Swedish Church where she begged for money or food.

She was murdered on the night of 30th September 1888 around 12:45/1 AM by the unidentified serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper.

W. Chrystie Miller was born on 10 August 1843 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Ramona (1910), Faithful (1910) and The Last Deal (1910). He was married to Jennie Towell. He died on 23 September 1922 in Staten Island, New York, USA.

Frank James was born on 10 January 1843 in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA. He was married to Annie Ralston. He died on 18 February 1915 in Kearney, Missouri, USA.

Robert Lincoln was born on 1 August 1843 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was married to Mary Harlan. He died on 25 July 1926 in Manchester, Vermont, USA.

Henri Duparc was born on 21 January 1843 in Paris, France. He was married to Ellen MacSwinney. He died on 13 February 1933 in Mont-de-Marsan, France.

Florence Montgomery was born on 17 January 1843 in Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Gyermekszív (1920), Misunderstood (1984) and Misunderstood (1966). She died on 8 October 1923 in London, England, UK.

József Kiss was born on 30 November 1843 in Mezõcsát, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Jehova (1918), Simon Judit (1916) and Jehova (1912). He died on 31 December 1921 in Budapest, Hungary.

Rosegger had only irregular schooling. During his childhood and youth he worked as a guardian. He learned to read and write from a retired school teacher. Between 1860 and 1863 he completed an apprenticeship as a tailor. Rosegger acquired his education self-taught. At the age of 16 he tried to publish his first literary works in the "Grazer Zeitung". In 1864 he was given an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Laibach. From 1865 to 1869 he received training at the Academy of Commerce and Industry. With his first book successes, Peter Rosegger decided to pursue writing full-time.

The well-known Prague publisher Gustav Heckenast not only published Rosegger's works, but was also his liberal-minded mentor. In the years 1870 and 1872 the writer made various trips to Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy. In 1867 he met Adalbert Stifter during a visit. Peter Rosegger was a prolific writer. Almost all of his short stories are about the home landscape in Styria and its farming society. The writer traces these in an idealizing manner and equipped with archetypes. One of his basic keywords is "forest", which can be found in the headings and subtitles of the issues as well as in the theming of the content.

Rosegger often talks about his childhood in a transfiguring way. In 1876 Rosegger moved to Graz. There he became editor of the monthly magazine "Heimgarten". With his stories of country life he follows the tradition of Berthold Auerbach's village history. They are connected with the intention of enlightenment and popular education. The social democratic-pacifist-minded Peter Rosegger also traced this intention in his works. In addition, the Austrian writer Ludwig Anzengruber was a literary role model for him from whom he was inspired. Faced with the threat to peasant culture and forest landscapes, Rosegger developed an ideology of homeland and peasantry that is easily open to abusive interpretations.

Rosegger wrote many of his works in dialect. The writer saw country life and the forest landscape as an alternative to modern industrial society. Rosegger often published his own works under the pseudonym "Petri Katten Feier". After the turn of the century, the writer received numerous international honors, including honorary doctorates. His autobiographical titles such as "The Writings of the Forest Schoolmaster" (1875) and "Waldheimat" (1877) as well as the stories "Stories from Styria" (1871), "Stories from the Alps" (1873) and "When I was still Forest farmer's boy was" (1902).

His other works include titles such as "Zither and Dulcimer" (1870), "In der Einöde" (1872), "Jakob the Last" (1889), "Idylls from a Ending World" (1899), "Erdsegen" (1900 ), "World Poison" (1903) or "Collected Works" (1913-1916).

Peter Rosegger died on June 26, 1918 in Krieglach in Styria.

George Gaston was born on 27 January 1843 in Lockport, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Alma, Where Do You Live? (1917) and The Adventure at Briarcliff (1915). He died on 14 January 1937 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

John Downer was born on 6 July 1843 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was previously married to Una Stella Haslingden Russell and Elizabeth Henderson.

Visconde de Taunay was born on 22 February 1843 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Visconde was a writer, known for Inocência (1915), Inocência (1949) and Innocence (1983). Visconde died on 25 January 1899 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

John C. Spooner was born on 6 January 1843 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA. He died on 11 June 1919 in New York City, New York, USA.

Hildur Carlberg was born on 20 December 1843 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Parson's Widow (1920), Ingmarssönerna (1919) and The Outlaw and His Wife (1918). She died on 27 August 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Hugh Antoine d'Arcy was born on 5 March 1843 in France. He was a writer, known for The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923), Madeleine's Christmas (1912) and The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914). He was married to Madeline Lubin. He died on 11 November 1925 in New York City, New York, USA.

Grand Duchess Alice was born on 25 April 1843 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. She was married to Louis IV. She died on 14 December 1878 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany].

Bartley Campbell was born on 12 August 1843 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Crucible of Life (1918), My Partner (1916) and The Galley Slave (1915). He died on 30 July 1888 in Middletown, New York, USA.

David Popper was born on 16 June 1843 in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Czech Republic]. He was an executive. He was married to Olga Löbl and Sophie Menter. He died on 7 August 1913 in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].

Kristian Zahrtmann was born on 31 March 1843 in Denmark. He died on 22 June 1917.

Edward H. Conger was born on 7 March 1843 in Knox County, Illinois, USA. He died in 1907.

Joshua Brown was born on 25 December 1843 in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Sam Davis, the Hero of Tennessee (1915). He died on 21 February 1924 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Renato Fucini was born on 8 April 1843 in Monterotondo Marittimo, Grosseto, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]. Renato was a writer, known for Times Gone By (1952). Renato died on 25 February 1921 in Empoli, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.